The streets of the southeast city looked as bad as ever.
The muddy and dirty roads were mixed with urine and human and animal feces. The stench was overwhelming, and ragged children were running around barefoot. Their fathers were working in an even worse environment, and their mothers would stand on the street to see if they could get any business after finishing their chores.
Fabino took out a handkerchief that he had prepared earlier and covered his mouth and nose to avoid being knocked over by the stench. The Empire's law prohibiting the dumping of excrement was obviously not enforced here.
Fabino remembered that about five or six years ago, a serious plague had just broken out here, taking away about one-third of the lives. Fabino thought that there would be fewer people here. At that time, some places did look a little dead, but he did not expect that not long after, with the influx of new immigrants and the birth of a group of newborns, this place became even more lively than before.
Fabino had to admit that this place was quite tenacious in terms of vitality.
But when he looked at the street in the distance, his mood became bad.
Because that was the place where he was robbed and beaten when he first came to the southeast city. Fabino was the only son in his family, so he had always been treated like a princess. He had never been scolded since he was a child, let alone beaten up. In the panic, he seemed to have eaten a few mouthfuls of mud. It took Fabino half a year to convince himself not to worry about what was in the mud.
However, every time he revisited the old place, some shadows would still emerge in his heart uncontrollably.
But fortunately, when he felt uncomfortable, he could regain the sense of security he had lost as long as he turned around and looked at the guards behind him.
However, when he turned his head the next moment, the sense of security that he had just found was thrown out of the window again.
"What's going on?!" Fabino's expression changed drastically, "Has the security in the southeast city deteriorated to such an extent? The robbers have even upgraded to an army. Is it really necessary to rob me?"
A group of people in armor and armed to the teeth appeared from the other side of the street, steadily approaching Fabino.
Following Fabino's words, the guards around him also became nervous. They pulled out their weapons one after another, looking like they were about to face a formidable enemy. Since they could become the guards of the Fabino family, they were naturally not ordinary people. Many of them had experience in the army, but because of this, they could see that the group of people opposite them was not to be trifled with.
Not only did the other party have excellent weapons and equipment, but their temperament was also very unusual. Obviously, they had seen blood before. Although the number of people was about the same as them, the outcome of the battle was still unknown.
The captain of the guards was very responsible. He lowered his voice and said to the two guards of the patrol team, "You two take the captain away first. We will help you stall the rest."
After that, Fabino, who was dumbfounded, was sandwiched between the two guards, and he was about to escape. Fabino even began to make a draft in his heart. He did not want to go home anymore. He planned to go directly to the Senate and complain that the forces in the southeast city were ready to rebel.
After that, he saw a man walking out of the group with bad intentions, and he said respectfully, "Sir Fabino, where are you going?"
"A … Aris?" Fabino was stunned when he heard the name, and he finally recognized the man.
The main reason was that the sunlight shining on the armor was too dazzling, so he could not see the appearance of the group of people opposite him at all. Besides, Fabino did not think that they were the patrol team at all. He was very familiar with Aris and his men. Each of them seemed to hate him more than he did. They had no manpower, no money, and they could not even get their armor together. They looked like a group of beggars, and they had nothing to do with the elite team in front of him.
But he did not expect that after two months, the man who was helpless and could only sigh about the situation in the southeast city had returned to his previous demeanor when he was in the army. What surprised Fabino even more was that the other members of the patrol team had also changed a lot. They were no longer timid like before. Instead, they were full of confidence, which made Fabino feel that they were reliable.
Fabino shook his head and quickly drove this absurd thought out of his mind. No, no, no. This must be an illusion. It must be an illusion.
It was not that he looked down on Aris and his men, but as the assessor, he knew very well about the difficulties that Aris and his men faced. In Fabino's eyes, Aris was not to be blamed for this. No one could do anything about such a bad situation. The southeast city had been in chaos for a long time, and several emperors could not do anything about it. It was unrealistic to rely on Aris and his men to save the world.
But sympathy was sympathy. Fabino still gave the patrol team a score based on the actual situation. As for allocating funds and manpower to the patrol team, it was not his responsibility, and he could not do anything about it.
Fabino felt very strange now. After recognizing them, he did not plan to run anymore. However, he could not help but ask, "What the hell are you doing? Where did you steal this armor? Hurry up and return it. This is not how you deal with the inspection. It's not like I don't know what happened to you."
"Sir Fabino, you misunderstood us. This is our own armor." Zhang Heng also walked out of the crowd at this time.
"Oh, you are the gladiator who came to help the patrol team. I have seen your performance. You are really good." Fabino was not stingy with his praise for Zhang Heng, "Especially when you dealt with the crazy bison. You won the final victory with only a rope. You are better than all the gladiators I have ever seen. Did you offend someone? Otherwise, why were you assigned to this place as the first task?"
"No, I took the initiative to come here because I learned about the situation in the southwest city from Clint. I want to do something for this place," Zhang Heng said.
"What do you want to do for this place? Do you want to burn this place down?" Fabino asked. "That can purify the evil in this place."
"No, I want to bring order back to this neighborhood."
"Hahaha, I want to build a pyramid for myself," Fabino laughed halfway, and the corners of his mouth curled up. "Wait, are you serious?"
"Yes, I am very sure." Zhang Heng took out a wooden box from his arms and handed it to Fabino.
The latter's face sank, and he waved his hand, "No, no, no. I am different from the others in the Senate. Didn't Aris tell you? I don't buy it. Since this is your first time doing this, I will not hold you accountable. However, if you dare to bribe me again, I will definitely get someone to arrest you."
"No, you misunderstood. This is not bribery. I am just returning something that belongs to you," Zhang Heng said.
"Huh?" Fabino raised his eyebrows and took the wooden box suspiciously. After opening it, he could not help but be taken aback because he saw the engagement ring he lost six years ago in the wooden box, along with some miscellaneous trinkets. All of them were lost in the robbery that could be said to be a shadow in his life.
"Other than that, we also caught the group of robbers who robbed you back then. Unfortunately, three of them are dead, but the main culprit is still alive. He is locked up in the prison of the patrol station," Zhang Heng added, "Do you want to go and have a look?"
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